1946 Colorado gubernatorial election

1946 Colorado gubernatorial election

← 1944 November 5, 1946 1948 →
 
Nominee William Lee Knous Leon Lavington
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 174,604 160,483
Percentage 52.11% 47.89%

County results
Knous:      50–60%      60–70%
Lavington:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

John Charles Vivian
Republican

Elected Governor

William Lee Knous
Democratic

The 1946 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Democratic nominee William Lee Knous defeated Republican nominee Leon Lavington with 52.11% of the vote, becoming the first Democrat to win the governorship since 1936.